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2023 Paris-Nice route. 8 stages covering 1,201 kilometers.
Sunday, March 12: 8th & Final Stage, Nice - Nice, 117.2 km
Tadej Pogacar wins again and is the final winner of the 2023 Paris-Nice. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
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Weather at the start/finish city of Nice at 1:45 PM, local time: 20C (68F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 11 mph (7 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: The day's official start was given to 125 riders at 11:55 AM. there were two non-starters: Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) and Jason Osborne (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Here's the organizer's stage eight summary:
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) added a jewel to his crown when he destroyed his rivals in his training playground to win both the final stage and the 81st edition of Paris-Nice on Sunday. The two-times Tour de France champion was in total control in the 188.4 km in the hills overlooking Nice and his home principality of Monaco to raise his arms on the Promenade des Anglais while humbling the rest of the field. France’s David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) finished second overall, 53 seconds adrift, and Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was third, 1.39 behind. The Slovenian also achieved an impressive sweep of jerseys, taking home the yellow, the green and the white jersey while the polka-dot remained on the back of Dane Jonas Gregaard (Uno X). He also won three of the eight stages.
The riders begin the final stage of 2023 Paris-Nice on Nice's Promenade des Anglais. ASO photo
15 in the lead
The real start was given at 11:55 to 125 riders. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step) and Jason Osborne (Alpecin Deceuninck) did not start. Polka-doy jersey holder Jonas Gregaard attacked from the gun in the company of team leader Alexander Kristoff, going for the KOM points. The Norwegian was dropped in the Cote de Levens and the KOM leader continued on his own to pick five points at the top.
It was a hilly stage. Here the riders ascend the day's second climb, the Côte de Châteauneuf. ASO photo.
In the descent, Gregaard was reined in by a group of 14 riders – Lucas Hamilton (Jayco Alula), Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers), Nils Politt (Bora Hansgrohe), Stefan Kung (Groupama FDJ), Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Oliver Naesen (Ag2R-Citroen), Clément Champoussin (Arkea Samsic), Kobe Goosens (Intermarché), David De la Cruz (Astana), Jan Tratnik (Jumlo Visma), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Lilian Calméjane (Intermarche) and Hugo Houle (Israel Premier Tech). The Danish rider scored five more points at the top of Cote de Chateauneuf (Km 37.1), leading Pogacar by 18 points at that stage. In the descent, the 15 were joined by Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-Samsic).
Gregaard secures polka-dot
In the following climb, Cote de Berre-les-Alpes (km 51.1), the peloton closed in on the leaders but Gregaard gave it his all to snatch the five points required to secure the polka-dot jersey once and for all. In the descent, Clement Champoussin (Arkea-Samsic), Oliver Naesen (Ag2R), Lucas Hamilton (Jayco-Alula), Jan Tratnik (Jumbo-Visma) and Stefan Kung (Groupama-FDJ) shot to the lead. In the 1st category Cote de Peille, they were joined by Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), who instantly attacked to find himself alone in the front and lead at the top of the third climb of the day. His former breakaway companions were caught in the descent and the Dutchman picked the main bonus at the intermediate sprint before tackling Col d’Eze on his own.
Pogacar outsprints Gaudu
Poels was first at the intermediate sprint in Eze and Groupama-FDJ attempted to lead-out David Gaudu to pick the four seconds available behind him. But Pogacar proved too strong and easily overpowered the Frenchman to take his GC lead to 14 seconds. With 26 km to go, Wout Poels, who was awarded the most aggressive rider’s prize, was caught by the peloton, led by Time Wellens and Felix Grossschartner, leaving Col d’Eze as the final decider of this Race to the Sun. On the climb, Simon Yates, winner of the final stage last year, was the first in action, but Pogacar counter-attacked and went. Gaudu tried to react but was quickly left to defend his second place along with Yates, Vingegaard, American Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar).
The two-times Tour de France champion increased his lead all the way down to the Promenade des Anglais and never looked back. In twelve race days this year, he has clinched nine victories. Jonas Vingegard was second on the line, six seconds adrift, ahead of David Gaudu in the same time.
Complete results:
117.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.225 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 2hr 51min 2sec |
2 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | @ 33sec |
3 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
4 | SIMON PYATES | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
5 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
6 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 0' 43'' |
7 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
8 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
9 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
10 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
11 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 49'' |
12 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
13 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
14 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
15 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
16 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
17 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
18 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
19 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
20 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
21 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
22 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 5' 14'' |
23 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
24 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
25 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
26 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
27 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
28 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
29 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 6' 20'' |
30 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 6' 27'' |
31 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 6' 32'' |
32 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
33 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 7' 14'' |
34 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
35 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
36 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
37 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 35'' |
38 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
39 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
40 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 8' 39'' |
41 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
42 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
43 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
44 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
45 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
46 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
47 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
48 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 11' 02'' |
49 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
50 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
51 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
52 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
53 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
54 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
55 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
56 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
57 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
58 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
59 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 12' 32'' |
60 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 14' 58'' |
61 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
62 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
63 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
64 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
65 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
66 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
67 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 15' 06'' |
68 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
69 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 15' 14'' |
70 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
71 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
72 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
73 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
74 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
75 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
76 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
77 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
78 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
79 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
80 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
81 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
82 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
83 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
84 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 17' 50'' |
85 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
86 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
87 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
88 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
89 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 18' 33'' |
90 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
91 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
92 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
93 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
94 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
95 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
96 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
97 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
98 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
99 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
100 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
101 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
102 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
103 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
104 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
105 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
106 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
107 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
108 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
109 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
110 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
111 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
112 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 18' 37'' |
113 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 22' 56'' |
114 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 25' 25'' |
115 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 25' 50'' |
116 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 28' 53'' |
117 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
Final GC after stage 8:
1,002.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.719 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 24hr 1min 38sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 53sec |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 39'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO ALULA | 2' 14'' |
5 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 56'' |
6 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 3' 17'' |
7 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 3' 19'' |
8 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
9 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 4' 05'' |
10 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 4' 56'' |
11 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | 7' 28'' |
12 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 9' 18'' |
13 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 10' 01'' |
14 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 10' 03'' |
15 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 11' 46'' |
16 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 14' 20'' |
17 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 14' 38'' |
18 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 14' 52'' |
19 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 14' 55'' |
20 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | 17' 22'' |
21 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 17' 33'' |
22 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | 18' 57'' |
23 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 19' 36'' |
24 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 19' 40'' |
25 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 21' 30'' |
26 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 24' 37'' |
27 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 25' 44'' |
28 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 27' 06'' |
29 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | 27' 59'' |
30 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 28' 44'' |
31 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 30' 56'' |
32 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 31' 04'' |
33 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 31' 11'' |
34 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 33' 35'' |
35 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 35' 13'' |
36 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | 35' 36'' |
37 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 35' 50'' |
38 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 36' 24'' |
39 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 38' 02'' |
40 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 38' 51'' |
41 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 40' 02'' |
42 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 40' 18'' |
43 | JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 40' 25'' |
44 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 40' 44'' |
45 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 40' 57'' |
46 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 41' 20'' |
47 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 43' 04'' |
48 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 43' 16'' |
49 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 44' 19'' |
50 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 45' 45'' |
51 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 45' 54'' |
52 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 48' 16'' |
53 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 48' 35'' |
54 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 49' 31'' |
55 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 49' 41'' |
56 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 51' 26'' |
57 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | 51' 48'' |
58 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
59 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 53' 58'' |
60 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 54' 05'' |
61 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 54' 29'' |
62 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 54' 50'' |
63 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 54' 56'' |
64 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 57' 27'' |
65 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 57' 59'' |
66 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | 58' 33'' |
67 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 58' 47'' |
68 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 59' 18'' |
69 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 00' 02'' |
70 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | 1H 01' 01'' |
71 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 01' 59'' |
72 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1H 02' 40'' |
73 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1H 03' 31'' |
74 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 1H 03' 36'' |
75 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 04' 05'' |
76 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 1H 04' 31'' |
77 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 04' 35'' |
78 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 05' 11'' |
79 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 05' 13'' |
80 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | 1H 05' 17'' |
81 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 1H 05' 20'' |
82 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 1H 06' 17'' |
83 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1H 07' 06'' |
84 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | 1H 07' 10'' |
85 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 07' 20'' |
86 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 07' 25'' |
87 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 07' 45'' |
88 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 1H 08' 01'' |
89 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 08' 17'' |
90 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 1H 08' 36'' |
91 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 08' 42'' |
92 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 1H 10' 23'' |
93 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 10' 56'' |
94 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 11' 22'' |
95 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1H 11' 59'' |
96 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 12' 07'' |
97 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 1H 12' 09'' |
98 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 1H 12' 10'' |
99 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 12' 51'' |
100 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1H 13' 16'' |
101 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 1H 13' 29'' |
102 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1H 14' 28'' |
103 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 14' 48'' |
104 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1H 15' 01'' |
105 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 1H 15' 39'' |
106 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
107 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 16' 39'' |
108 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 1H 19' 27'' |
109 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1H 20' 10'' |
110 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1H 21' 26'' |
111 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 22' 54'' |
112 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 23' 21'' |
113 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 1H 23' 54'' |
114 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1H 26' 05'' |
115 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1H 26' 33'' |
116 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 1H 27' 38'' |
117 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1H 32' 03'' |
Stage 8 map & profile:
Stage 8 map
Stage 8 profile
Saturday, March 11: Stage 7, Nice - Col de la Couillole, 142.8 km
Tadej Pogacar wins the stage, followed in 2 seconds later by David Gaudu. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
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Weather at the city of Roure, on the route, about 10 km from the finish, at 1:30 PM, local time: 13C (55F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 26 km/hr (16 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: The real start was given at 11:00 to 142 riders. Two-times Paris-Nice winner Max Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe), his team-mate Sam Bennett, winner of five Paris-Nice stages, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), Taj Jones, Gay Sagiv and Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel Premier-Tech) did not start.
Very early in the stage three riders abandoned: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Ruben Fernandez (Cofidis) & Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X). At km 74 Josh Tarling (INEOS) crashed out.
Here is the race organizer's stage 7 summary:
Unable to get rid of arch-rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard in the climb to La Couillole, the highest summit of Paris-Nice, Tadej Pogacar still secured a second stage win and tightened his grip on the leader’s jersey, even if he will tackle the final stage around Nice with a slim lead. The Slovenian, who took the Race to the Sun lead at la Loge des Gardes, took two more seconds off Gaudu, but only leads the Frenchman by 12 seconds overall while Jonas Vingegaard retained his third place, 58 seconds adrift. As is often the case, Sunday’s 118.4-km final showdown around Nice promised to be another nail-biting finale.
Nineteen up front
The real start was given at 11:00 to 142 riders. Two-times Paris-Nice winner Max Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe), his team-mate Sam Bennett, winner of five Paris-Nice stages, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), Taj Jones, Gay Sagiv and Tom Van Asbroeck (Israel Premier-Tech) did not start. A lot of attempts took place after the gun but a group of 13 escapees finally emerged after an attempt launched at kilometre 15 by Lilian Calmejane (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty). The break comprised Calmejane, Javier Romo (Astana), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Larry Warbasse (Ag2R-Citroen), Florian Sénéchal (Soudal Quick Step), Brent Van Moer (Lotto Dstny), Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech), Dorian Godon (Ag2R), Soren Kragh Andersen (Alpecin Deceuninck), Kelland O’Brien (Jayco Alula), Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), and Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) who was dropped in the first climb.
The riders roll out on Nice's famous Promanade des Anglais.
As the first climb of the day was nearing, the leading group was joined by Kelland O’Brien (Jayco Alula), Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers), Lucas Hamilton (Jayco Alula) and Remi Cavagna (Soudal Quick Step). Kobe Goosens (Intermarché), Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar), Harrison Sweeny (Lotto Dstny), Jérémy Cabot (TotalEnergies) and David de la Cruz (Astana) later caught the breakaway in turn, bringing the number of riders in the front to 19.
Green jersey quits
The wind, the high pace, the climbs and a few crashes led a few riders to call it quits. Green jersey holder Mads Perdersen (Trek-Segafrado) was among the men to give up. At the top of the 1st category Cote de Tourrette-le-Chateau, Dutch champion Pascal Eenkhoorn came first and took the 10 points on offer. The peloton, led by UAE Emirates riders was 2:15 adrift at that stage. In the long descent, Tarling, the youngest rider in the race, crashed and was forced out of the break and the race. The lead of the escapees topped at 2:55 with 45 km to go until Ineos Grenadiers took the reins of the peloton. De la Cruz won the day’s sprint ahead of Goosens and Romo and the three continued their effort and dropped their breakaway companions for a while (km 100) but the group was back together a few km later. A crash involved Kevin Vauquelin at the back and the leading group was split again at kilometre 115 when Politt, Eenkhoorn, Cabot, Goosens and Romo parted with the rest of the break.
Gaudu attacks but Pogacar resists
With 20 km to go, a crash in the peloton involved Alexander Kristoff (Uno X), Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo), Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Dstny), Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) and Tom Scully (Ef Education). At the bottom of the climb, Kobe Goosens and Javier Romo dropped the rest of the break, whose members were gradually run down by the pack. Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) set a high tempo, fatal to Dani Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis). Romo was caught with 10 km to go and Goosens lasted another kilometre. With 7 km left, the top 15 GC leaders were still in contention, except Dani Martinez (Ineos), Matteo Sobrero (Jayco), Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), Mattias S.kelmjose (Trek) and Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea).
Jonas Vingegaard tried to raise the tempo with 6 km to go after an initial attack by Chris Harper (Jayco Alula) but Tadej Pogacar counter-attacked and went. Two kilometres later, David Gaudu and Vingegaard joined forced to close the gap and the Frenchman even tried to surge with 3.5 km left. He attacked again two kilometres from the line, and the reigning Tour de France champion was dropped by his two arch-rivals. Vingegaard managed to close the gap again and set-up a final sprint by the three main GC contenders. He went first but quickly faltered as Pogacar jumped on his pedals irresistibly to clinch his 7th win of the season…
Complete results:
142.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.285 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 3hr 56min 8sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 2sec |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 06'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO ALULA | 0' 19'' |
5 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 0' 24'' |
6 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 0' 28'' |
7 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 0' 30'' |
8 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0' 38'' |
9 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
10 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 0' 53'' |
11 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | 1' 00'' |
12 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 21'' |
13 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R CITROEN | 2' 03'' |
14 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R CITROEN | 2' 31'' |
15 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 39'' |
16 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
17 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 3' 02'' |
18 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 4' 59'' |
19 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 5' 03'' |
20 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 5' 34'' |
21 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 7' 17'' |
22 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 8' 34'' |
23 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 8' 34'' |
24 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 9' 18'' |
25 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | 9' 24'' |
26 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
27 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 12' 18'' |
28 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 12' 55'' |
29 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 13' 28'' |
30 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 13' 32'' |
31 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 13' 36'' |
32 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 13' 47'' |
33 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
34 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN | 15' 39'' |
35 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
36 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 16' 35'' |
37 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 17' 26'' |
38 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
39 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
40 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
41 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 20' 25'' |
42 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
43 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
44 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
45 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
46 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
47 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 21' 22'' |
48 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 22' 08'' |
49 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 22' 27'' |
50 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 22' 32'' |
51 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 22' 50'' |
52 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
53 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
54 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
55 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
56 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
57 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
58 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
59 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
60 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
61 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
62 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
63 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
64 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 24' 23'' |
65 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
66 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 25' 06'' |
67 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
68 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
69 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 25' 26'' |
70 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 27' 04'' |
71 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 27' 21'' |
72 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
73 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
74 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
75 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
76 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
77 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
78 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
79 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
80 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
81 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | s.t. |
82 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
83 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
84 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
85 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
86 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
87 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 28' 08'' |
88 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 28' 53'' |
89 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
90 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
91 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
92 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
93 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
94 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
95 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
96 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
97 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
98 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
99 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
100 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
101 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 28' 58'' |
102 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
103 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
104 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
105 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
106 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
107 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 29' 21'' |
108 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 30' 25'' |
109 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
110 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
111 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
112 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 30' 30'' |
113 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 30' 34'' |
114 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 30' 44'' |
115 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 30' 54'' |
116 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
117 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
118 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
119 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
120 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
121 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
122 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
123 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
124 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 31' 09'' |
125 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 31' 10'' |
126 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 31' 29'' |
127 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 51'' |
GC after stage 7:
885.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.793 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 21hr 10min 50sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 12'' |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 58'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO ALULA | 1' 27'' |
5 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 59'' |
6 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 2' 20'' |
7 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 2' 22'' |
8 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 2' 32'' |
9 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3' 08'' |
10 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 3' 17'' |
11 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3' 59'' |
12 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R CITROEN | 4' 25'' |
13 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 6' 15'' |
14 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R CITROEN | 6' 18'' |
15 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 6' 58'' |
16 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 7' 24'' |
17 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 7' 27'' |
18 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | 8' 29'' |
19 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 8' 52'' |
20 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 10' 43'' |
21 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 11' 35'' |
22 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 14' 12'' |
23 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 14' 30'' |
24 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | 15' 54'' |
25 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 18' 17'' |
26 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 18' 22'' |
27 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 18' 27'' |
28 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 19' 55'' |
29 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 21' 34'' |
30 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 22' 03'' |
31 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 22' 10'' |
32 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 24' 42'' |
33 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | 24' 56'' |
34 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R CITROEN | 25' 08'' |
35 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 25' 36'' |
36 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 26' 20'' |
37 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R CITROEN | 26' 47'' |
38 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 28' 22'' |
39 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 02'' |
40 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 30' 04'' |
41 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 31' 32'' |
42 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 31' 48'' |
43 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 32' 10'' |
44 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 32' 34'' |
45 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 32' 48'' |
46 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 33' 03'' |
47 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 33' 30'' |
48 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | 33' 44'' |
49 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 34' 11'' |
50 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 34' 29'' |
51 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R CITROEN | 34' 34'' |
52 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R CITROEN | 34' 38'' |
53 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 35' 58'' |
54 | JAVIER ROMO OLIVER | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 36' 01'' |
55 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 36' 20'' |
56 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 37' 41'' |
57 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 37' 48'' |
58 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 38' 25'' |
59 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 38' 40'' |
60 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 39' 17'' |
61 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 39' 38'' |
62 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 39' 44'' |
63 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R CITROEN | 39' 46'' |
64 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 40' 38'' |
65 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 42' 31'' |
66 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 42' 42'' |
67 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 45' 18'' |
68 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 45' 32'' |
69 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | 45' 33'' |
70 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 45' 41'' |
71 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | 46' 30'' |
72 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 46' 33'' |
73 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 46' 47'' |
74 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 47' 12'' |
75 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 47' 16'' |
76 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 47' 30'' |
77 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 47' 31'' |
78 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 48' 03'' |
79 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 48' 24'' |
80 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 48' 38'' |
81 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 49' 14'' |
82 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 49' 15'' |
83 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 49' 16'' |
84 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 49' 26'' |
85 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 49' 43'' |
86 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 49' 53'' |
87 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 50' 29'' |
88 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 51' 38'' |
89 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | 51' 42'' |
90 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 51' 53'' |
91 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 52' 17'' |
92 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 52' 35'' |
93 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 53' 03'' |
94 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 53' 14'' |
95 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 53' 20'' |
96 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 53' 22'' |
97 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 53' 23'' |
98 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 53' 24'' |
99 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 53' 55'' |
100 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 53' 59'' |
101 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 54' 04'' |
102 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 54' 11'' |
103 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 54' 42'' |
104 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 54' 47'' |
105 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 54' 54'' |
106 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 55' 11'' |
107 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 55' 14'' |
108 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 55' 28'' |
109 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 55' 38'' |
110 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 56' 14'' |
111 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 56' 52'' |
112 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
113 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 57' 48'' |
114 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 57' 52'' |
115 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 58' 08'' |
116 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 59' 00'' |
117 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1H 00' 11'' |
118 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1H 00' 26'' |
119 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1H 00' 29'' |
120 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 1H 00' 40'' |
121 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 01' 03'' |
122 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1H 01' 23'' |
123 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1H 02' 39'' |
124 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1H 04' 07'' |
125 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 1H 04' 28'' |
126 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1H 04' 34'' |
127 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1H 13' 59'' |
Stage 7 map & profile:
2023 Paris-Nice stage 7 map
2023 Paris-Nice stage 7 profile
Friday, March 10: Stage 6, Tourves - La Colle sur Loup, 197.5 km Stage cancelled.
Before the officials decided to cancel the stage the riders did line up to ride a shortened version of stage six. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
Weather at the city of Vence, on the route, 26 km from the finish, at 1:20 PM, local time: 18C (64F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 45 km/hr (28 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Because of the strong winds, stage 6 has been cancelled and the race will resume Saturday. Here is the race organizer's statement:
"After reviewing several options for modifying the route and waiting for an improvement in weather conditions in the afternoon, the organisers of Paris-Nice have decided to cancel the 6th stage to preserve the safety of the riders of the 81st edition, in agreement with local authorities. The exceptionally violent winds, which notably caused several tree falls in the region, make the cancellation of the stage inevitable.
"As a result, sporting action will resume tomorrow from Nice for the 7th stage towards Col de la Couillole."
Earlier, the organizer were planning or shortening the stage, but that plan had to be abandoned: "Because of gale-force winds on the course of the 6th stage of Paris-Nice between Tourves and La Colle-sur-Loup, race organisers decided to shorten the race and start from La Fontaine d’Aragon, at kilometre 117.8 of the initial route. As a result, stage 6 will for now be raced over 79.6 km to preserve the security of the race and the riders. The riders will still race around Tourves out of respect for the fans at the start and will then travel by bus to the new starting point."
Results: None, stage cancelled
GC after stage 6: Unchanged from stage five.
742.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.043 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 17hr 14min 52sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 6sec |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 46'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 58'' |
5 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 21'' |
6 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 1' 42'' |
7 | DANIEL MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
8 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 1' 44'' |
9 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1' 46'' |
10 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | 1' 56'' |
11 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 59'' |
12 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 2' 02'' |
13 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 06'' |
14 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 2' 10'' |
15 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 11'' |
16 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 12'' |
17 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 2' 14'' |
18 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 18'' |
19 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 20'' |
20 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 28'' |
21 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 29'' |
22 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 33'' |
23 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 3' 02'' |
24 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 20'' |
25 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 3' 26'' |
26 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 3' 32'' |
27 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 37'' |
28 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 3' 55'' |
29 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3' 58'' |
30 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 13'' |
31 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 4' 17'' |
32 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 4' 27'' |
33 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 4' 38'' |
34 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 4' 48'' |
35 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 5' 40'' |
36 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 5' 51'' |
37 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 5' 58'' |
38 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 5' 59'' |
39 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | 6' 13'' |
40 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | 6' 20'' |
41 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 29'' |
42 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 7' 03'' |
43 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | 7' 19'' |
44 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 8' 00'' |
45 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 8' 25'' |
46 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 27'' |
47 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 49'' |
48 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 8' 53'' |
49 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 19'' |
50 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 9' 48'' |
51 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | 10' 48'' |
52 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 11' 00'' |
53 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 11' 18'' |
54 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 11' 29'' |
55 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 11' 46'' |
56 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 12' 20'' |
57 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 12' 25'' |
58 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | 12' 50'' |
59 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 12' 58'' |
60 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 13' 07'' |
61 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 13' 22'' |
62 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 13' 26'' |
63 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 13' 28'' |
64 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 14' 03'' |
65 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 14' 44'' |
66 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 15' 06'' |
67 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 15' 11'' |
68 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 15' 30'' |
69 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 15' 43'' |
70 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 16' 03'' |
71 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 16' 15'' |
72 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | 16' 46'' |
73 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 16' 53'' |
74 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 16' 55'' |
75 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | 17' 10'' |
76 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 17' 20'' |
77 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 07'' |
78 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 50'' |
79 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 20' 53'' |
80 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 06'' |
81 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 11'' |
82 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 21' 43'' |
83 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 22' 02'' |
84 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 22' 07'' |
85 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 22' 26'' |
86 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | 22' 33'' |
87 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 22' 34'' |
88 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 22' 39'' |
89 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 22' 47'' |
90 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 22' 49'' |
91 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 22' 50'' |
92 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 22' 55'' |
93 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 23' 07'' |
94 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | 23' 30'' |
95 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 23' 32'' |
96 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 23' 33'' |
97 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | 23' 46'' |
98 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 23' 50'' |
99 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 23' 52'' |
100 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 24' 02'' |
101 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 24' 07'' |
102 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 24' 10'' |
103 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | 24' 11'' |
104 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
105 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 15'' |
106 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 24'' |
107 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 24' 52'' |
108 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 24' 57'' |
109 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 25' 01'' |
110 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 25' 03'' |
111 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 25' 13'' |
112 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 25' 33'' |
113 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 25' 36'' |
114 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 25' 38'' |
115 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 25' 48'' |
116 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 26' 25'' |
117 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 26' 44'' |
118 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 26' 48'' |
119 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 26' 53'' |
120 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 27' 16'' |
121 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 27' 45'' |
122 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 28' 07'' |
123 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 28' 32'' |
124 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 28' 36'' |
125 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 28' 37'' |
126 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 08'' |
127 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 29' 17'' |
128 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 29' 21'' |
129 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 40'' |
130 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 29' 59'' |
131 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 30' 17'' |
132 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 08'' |
133 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 23'' |
134 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 26'' |
135 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 31' 29'' |
136 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 35'' |
137 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 32' 15'' |
138 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 32' 28'' |
139 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 42'' |
140 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 44'' |
141 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 33' 09'' |
142 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 33' 14'' |
143 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 33' 30'' |
144 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 33' 44'' |
145 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 34' 07'' |
146 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 35' 04'' |
147 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 35' 47'' |
148 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 42' 39'' |
Stage 6 map & profile:
Stage 6 map
Stage 6 profile
Thursday, March 9: Stage 5, St. Symphorien sur Coise - St. Paul Trois Châteaux, 212.4 km
Olav Kooij is the day's fastest rider. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
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Weather at the finish city of St. Paul Trois Châteaux at 1:30 PM, local time: 14C (58F), sunny, with the wind from the southwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). Rain isn't forecast until after 7:00 PM.
The race: Here's the organizer's stage five report:
Dutchman Olav Kooij seized the last opportunity of a bunch sprint in this Paris-Nice to snatch his first victory of the season and see his consistency rewarded. Second in Fontainebleau on stage 2 and 4th in stage 1, the 21-year-old team-mate of Jonas Vingegaard outpaced Danish green-jersey holder Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafreod) on the line while stage 1 winner Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step) was third. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retained his overall lead, but it was cut off by four seconds by second-placed David Gaudu, who took advantage of the day’s intermediate sprint to came back within six seconds of the Slovenian.
Gregaard strengthens KOM lead
The real start was given at 11:32 to 148 riders. Max Walscheid (Cofidis), Andrea Piccolo and Marijn Van den Berg (EF Education-Easypost) did not start.
From the gun, Jonas Gregaard (Uno X) attacked, taking Sandy Dujardin (TotalEnergies) along with him. The two escapees were first and second on the first three climbs of the day (Km 3.6 - Cote de Coise, Km 11.7 – Cote de l’Aubepin, Km 34.6 – Cote de Treves), allowing the KOM leader to add 13 points to his tally. The polka-dot jersey holder is now on 27 points in the mountain classification.
A lovely day for a bike race. ASO photo
Dujardin on his own
The lead of the two escapees reached 5:05 after 12 km and remained stable, topping at 5:50 after 35 km. The strong headwind did not make things easy for the breakaway and Gregaard, his points harvest completed, decided to wait for the peloton, leaving Dujardin on his own in the front. The Frenchman bravely fought on his home roads – he lives in Tournon-sur-Rhône at km 96.7 –, but his lead steadily decreased as Lotto Dstny and Alpecin Deceuninck riders led the chase. He was finally reeled in at kilometre 122 and settled for the most aggressive rider prize of the day.
Gaudu takes sprint
The intermediate sprint at Col du Deves (Km 159) saw a fierce battle between Tadej Pogacar and second-placed David Gaudu (Gorupama-FDJ), who took advantage of a great lead-out by Arnaud Demare to pick the six seconds on offer. The Frenchman is now only six seconds behind the Slovenian overall. In the final climb, some 30 km from the line, teams Trek-Segafredo and Jayco Alula raised the tempo to try and drop pure sprinters like Tim Merlier or Sam Bennett and favour their own sprinters Mads Pedersen and Michael Matthews. But the plan did not quite work and Gregaard surged to add three more points to his polka-dot jersey (30 points).
Stage set for sprint
A bunch sprint was unavoidable and the bunch took it relatively easy until the finale when a roundabout made it tricky to find the best position. Kooij opted to go on the left hand side and it was the good choice as he took the wheel of Mads Pedersen, who launched his sprint from too far and was overpowered on the line by his young Dutch rival.
Complete results:
212.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.837 km/hr
1 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 5hr 19min 54sec |
2 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
3 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
4 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
5 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
6 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
7 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
8 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
9 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
10 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
11 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
12 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
13 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
14 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | s.t. |
15 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
16 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
17 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
18 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
19 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
20 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
21 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
22 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
23 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
24 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
25 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
26 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
27 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
28 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
29 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
30 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
31 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
32 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
33 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
34 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
35 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
36 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
37 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
38 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
39 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
40 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
41 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
42 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
43 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
44 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
45 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
46 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
47 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
48 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
49 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
50 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
51 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
52 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
53 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
54 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
55 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
56 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
57 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
58 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
59 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
60 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
61 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
62 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
63 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
64 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
65 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
66 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
67 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
68 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
69 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
70 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
71 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
72 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
73 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
74 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
75 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
76 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
77 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
78 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
79 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
80 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
81 | ERIK NORDSAETER | UNO-X | s.t. |
82 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
83 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
84 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
85 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
86 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
87 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
88 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
89 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
90 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
91 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
92 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
93 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
94 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
95 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
96 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
97 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
98 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
99 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
100 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
101 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
102 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
103 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
104 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
105 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
106 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
107 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
108 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
109 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
110 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
111 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
112 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
113 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
114 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
115 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
116 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
117 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
118 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
119 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
120 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
121 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
122 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
123 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
124 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
125 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
126 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
127 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
128 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
129 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
130 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | @ 34sec |
131 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 0' 39'' |
132 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 41'' |
133 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
134 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 0' 43'' |
135 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0' 46'' |
136 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
137 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
138 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
139 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
140 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
141 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 0' 52'' |
142 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
143 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
144 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 1' 03'' |
145 | Jonas GREGAARD | UNO-X | 1' 25'' |
146 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
147 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 1' 26'' |
148 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 2' 35'' |
GC after stage 5:
742.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.043 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 17hr 14min 52sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 6sec |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 46'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 58'' |
5 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 21'' |
6 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 1' 42'' |
7 | DANIEL MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
8 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 1' 44'' |
9 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1' 46'' |
10 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | 1' 56'' |
11 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 59'' |
12 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 2' 02'' |
13 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 06'' |
14 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 2' 10'' |
15 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 11'' |
16 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 12'' |
17 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 2' 14'' |
18 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 18'' |
19 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 20'' |
20 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 28'' |
21 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 29'' |
22 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 33'' |
23 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 3' 02'' |
24 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 20'' |
25 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 3' 26'' |
26 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 3' 32'' |
27 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 37'' |
28 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 3' 55'' |
29 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3' 58'' |
30 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 13'' |
31 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 4' 17'' |
32 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 4' 27'' |
33 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 4' 38'' |
34 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 4' 48'' |
35 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 5' 40'' |
36 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 5' 51'' |
37 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 5' 58'' |
38 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 5' 59'' |
39 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | 6' 13'' |
40 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | 6' 20'' |
41 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 29'' |
42 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 7' 03'' |
43 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | 7' 19'' |
44 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 8' 00'' |
45 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 8' 25'' |
46 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 27'' |
47 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 49'' |
48 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 8' 53'' |
49 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 19'' |
50 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 9' 48'' |
51 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | 10' 48'' |
52 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 11' 00'' |
53 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 11' 18'' |
54 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 11' 29'' |
55 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 11' 46'' |
56 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 12' 20'' |
57 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 12' 25'' |
58 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | 12' 50'' |
59 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 12' 58'' |
60 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 13' 07'' |
61 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 13' 22'' |
62 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 13' 26'' |
63 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 13' 28'' |
64 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 14' 03'' |
65 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 14' 44'' |
66 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 15' 06'' |
67 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 15' 11'' |
68 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 15' 30'' |
69 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 15' 43'' |
70 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 16' 03'' |
71 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 16' 15'' |
72 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | 16' 46'' |
73 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 16' 53'' |
74 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 16' 55'' |
75 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | 17' 10'' |
76 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 17' 20'' |
77 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 07'' |
78 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 50'' |
79 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 20' 53'' |
80 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 06'' |
81 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 11'' |
82 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 21' 43'' |
83 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 22' 02'' |
84 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 22' 07'' |
85 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 22' 26'' |
86 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | 22' 33'' |
87 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 22' 34'' |
88 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 22' 39'' |
89 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 22' 47'' |
90 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 22' 49'' |
91 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 22' 50'' |
92 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 22' 55'' |
93 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 23' 07'' |
94 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | 23' 30'' |
95 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 23' 32'' |
96 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 23' 33'' |
97 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | 23' 46'' |
98 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 23' 50'' |
99 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 23' 52'' |
100 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 24' 02'' |
101 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 24' 07'' |
102 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 24' 10'' |
103 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | 24' 11'' |
104 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
105 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 15'' |
106 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 24'' |
107 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 24' 52'' |
108 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 24' 57'' |
109 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 25' 01'' |
110 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 25' 03'' |
111 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 25' 13'' |
112 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 25' 33'' |
113 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 25' 36'' |
114 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 25' 38'' |
115 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 25' 48'' |
116 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 26' 25'' |
117 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | 26' 44'' |
118 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 26' 48'' |
119 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 26' 53'' |
120 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 27' 16'' |
121 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 27' 45'' |
122 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 28' 07'' |
123 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 28' 32'' |
124 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 28' 36'' |
125 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 28' 37'' |
126 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 08'' |
127 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 29' 17'' |
128 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 29' 21'' |
129 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 40'' |
130 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 29' 59'' |
131 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 30' 17'' |
132 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 08'' |
133 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 23'' |
134 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 26'' |
135 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 31' 29'' |
136 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 35'' |
137 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 32' 15'' |
138 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 32' 28'' |
139 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 42'' |
140 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 44'' |
141 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 33' 09'' |
142 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 33' 14'' |
143 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 33' 30'' |
144 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 33' 44'' |
145 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 34' 07'' |
146 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 35' 04'' |
147 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 35' 47'' |
148 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 42' 39'' |
Stage 5 map & profile:
Here's the stage 5 map.
The 2023 Paris-Nice stage 5 profile. Starts out pretty lumpy.
Wednesday, March 8: Stage 4, St. Amand Montrond - La Loge des Gardes, 164.7 km
Tadej Pogacar is the stage winner and new GC leader. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
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Weather at Laprugne, on the route, 11 kilometers from the finish, at 1:25 PM, local time: 9C (48F), rain showers, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). Rain showers are forecast to continue through the afternoon.
The race: The official start was given to all 153 stage three finishers at 12:38 PM.
Here's the race organizer's stage four summary:
Tadej Pogacar did not make any favours in the first mountain stage of the 81st Paris-Nice, surging in the final climb to La Loge des Gardes after a constant work by his team all day to win the stage and seize the yellow and white jersey on Wednesday. The Slovenian perfectly timed his move on the 6.7-km final climb to catch Frenchman David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) in the last stretch and lead him by 10 seconds overall. Pogacar’s arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard cracked a little in the final kilometres and finished 6th. He is now third overall, 44 seconds behind the UAE-Team Emirates.
Seven in the lead
The real start was given at 12:40 to 153 riders in rainy weather. Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Maurice Ballerstedt (Alpecin-Deceuninck) were the first to break clear at kilometre 25 and were later joined by Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Larry Warbasse (AG2R) and Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech). Polka-dot jersey holder Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X Pro) felt he also needed to be in the front to defend his KOM lead and he joined the breakaway after 35 kilometres.
The peloton gets going under rainy skies. ASO photo
Echelons After 56 km, Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates team-mates upped the pace and the bunch split in the treacherous crosswinds but quickly regrouped. As the seven took their lead over five minutes, Jonathan Milan (Bahrain Victorious) called it quits, as did Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) a little bit later. Some 20 km further up, Groupama-FDJ and Jumbo-Visma created another echelon, which scattered the bunch all along the road. The main casualties at that point were green jersey holder Mads Pedersen and his leader Mattias Skelmjose, as well as third-placed overall Michael Matthews (Jayco Alula) but the pack was finally back together at kilometre 87.
Gregaard collects polka-dots
At the first climb of the day, Cote du Vernet (Km 116.6), Jonas Gregaard collected three points to bring his KOM tally to nine. In the ascent, Ballerstedt was dropped by his former breakaway companions, whose lead had gone down to 2:35. In the descent, Dutch champion Eenkhoorn went and took a few seconds lead over the other five escapees but was run down in the Cote de Cheval Rigon (km 137.5), on which Gregaard picked three more points. With 14 points, the Danish rider made sure to retain his polka-dot jersey on the finish line.
Matthews takes sprint bonus
The UAE Emirates team-mates of Tadej Pogacar continued to impose their tempo to the rest of the pack and the break split in the descent after two attacks by Calmejane, who dropped all his companions to the exception of Skaarseth. Their lead went down quickly as the intermediate sprint of the day was nearing and they were caught when Michael Matthews surged to collect six points and six seconds, with Skaarseth and Pogacar behind him. The Slovenian and the Australian insisted for a while before the pack reeled them in.
Pogacar strikes
The stage was set for a showdown on the 6.7-km final climb. Felix Grossschartner led the way for Pogacar at the bottom but Jonas Vingegaard was the first to attack, quickly followed by the Slovenian. The last two Tour de France winners did not charge ahead and as they were caught, France’s David Gaudu counter-attacked with 3 km to go. Pogacar reacted with 2 km to go and caught Vingegaard off guard. The 2020 and 2021 Tour de France winner quickly bridged the gap in the final kilometre and did not leave him a chance on the line.
Tadej Pogacar wins the stage and becomes the new GC leader.
Complete results:
164.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.960 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4hr 1min 17sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 1sec |
3 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 0' 34'' |
4 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 42'' |
5 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0' 43'' |
6 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
7 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 0' 51'' |
8 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
9 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
10 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
11 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 0' 54'' |
12 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 05'' |
13 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | 1' 06'' |
14 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1' 22'' |
15 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 1' 29'' |
16 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 38'' |
17 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
18 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
19 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
20 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
21 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
22 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
23 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 1' 50'' |
24 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 51'' |
25 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
26 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 04'' |
27 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 2' 16'' |
28 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 2' 37'' |
29 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
30 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
31 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 2' 47'' |
32 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 2' 59'' |
33 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 3' 06'' |
34 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | 3' 22'' |
35 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
36 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
37 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 04'' |
38 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4' 22'' |
39 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 4' 42'' |
40 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 5' 01'' |
41 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
42 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
43 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
44 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
45 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
46 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
47 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
48 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
49 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 5' 59'' |
50 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 39'' |
51 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 6' 57'' |
52 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 7' 43'' |
53 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
54 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
55 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
56 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
57 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 8' 32'' |
58 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 09'' |
59 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 9' 47'' |
60 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 9' 59'' |
61 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 10' 29'' |
62 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 10' 43'' |
63 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
64 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 10' 51'' |
65 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
66 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
67 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
68 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 11' 46'' |
69 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
70 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 11' 52'' |
71 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
72 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | 13' 57'' |
73 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 14' 13'' |
74 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
75 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
76 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 14' 15'' |
77 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
78 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 14' 18'' |
79 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 15' 04'' |
80 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
81 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
82 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 16' 02'' |
83 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
84 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 20' 38'' |
85 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
86 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
87 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
88 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
89 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
90 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
91 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
92 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
93 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
94 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
95 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
96 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
97 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
98 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 20' 50'' |
99 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 20' 58'' |
100 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
101 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 21' 20'' |
102 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 21' 24'' |
103 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 22' 22'' |
104 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
105 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
106 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
107 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
108 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
109 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
110 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
111 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
112 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
113 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
114 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
115 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
116 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
117 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
118 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
119 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
120 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
121 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
122 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
123 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | s.t. |
124 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
125 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
126 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
127 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
128 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
129 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
130 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
131 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
132 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
133 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | s.t. |
134 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
135 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
136 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
137 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
138 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
139 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
140 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
141 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
142 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
143 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
144 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
145 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
146 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
147 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
148 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
149 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
150 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
151 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
GC after stage 4:
530 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 44.476 km/hr
1 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 11hr 55min 0sec |
2 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 10sec |
3 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 44'' |
4 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 56'' |
5 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 19'' |
6 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | 1' 40'' |
7 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
8 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 1' 42'' |
9 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1' 44'' |
10 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | 1' 54'' |
11 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 57'' |
12 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 2' 00'' |
13 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 04'' |
14 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 2' 08'' |
15 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 09'' |
16 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 10'' |
17 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 2' 12'' |
18 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | 2' 16'' |
19 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 18'' |
20 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 26'' |
21 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 2' 27'' |
22 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 31'' |
23 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | 3' 00'' |
24 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 18'' |
25 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 3' 24'' |
26 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 3' 30'' |
27 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 3' 35'' |
28 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 3' 46'' |
29 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 3' 53'' |
30 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 3' 56'' |
31 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 11'' |
32 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 4' 15'' |
33 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 4' 36'' |
34 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | 4' 46'' |
35 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 5' 38'' |
36 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 5' 49'' |
37 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 5' 56'' |
38 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 5' 57'' |
39 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | 6' 11'' |
40 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | 6' 18'' |
41 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 27'' |
42 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 7' 01'' |
43 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | 7' 17'' |
44 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 7' 58'' |
45 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 8' 23'' |
46 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | 8' 25'' |
47 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 8' 47'' |
48 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 8' 51'' |
49 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 9' 17'' |
50 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | 9' 46'' |
51 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | 10' 46'' |
52 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 10' 58'' |
53 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 11' 16'' |
54 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 11' 27'' |
55 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 11' 44'' |
56 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 12' 23'' |
57 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 12' 24'' |
58 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | 12' 48'' |
59 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 12' 56'' |
60 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 13' 05'' |
61 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 13' 20'' |
62 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 13' 24'' |
63 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 13' 26'' |
64 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 14' 01'' |
65 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 14' 42'' |
66 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 15' 04'' |
67 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 15' 09'' |
68 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 15' 21'' |
69 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 15' 28'' |
70 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 15' 41'' |
71 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 16' 01'' |
72 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | 16' 44'' |
73 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 16' 51'' |
74 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 16' 53'' |
75 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | 17' 08'' |
76 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 17' 18'' |
77 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 18' 40'' |
78 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 20' 48'' |
79 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 20' 51'' |
80 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 04'' |
81 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | 21' 09'' |
82 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 21' 19'' |
83 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 21' 41'' |
84 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 22' 05'' |
85 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 22' 17'' |
86 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 22' 24'' |
87 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | 22' 31'' |
88 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 22' 32'' |
89 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 22' 37'' |
90 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 22' 45'' |
91 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 22' 47'' |
92 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 22' 48'' |
93 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 22' 53'' |
94 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 23' 09'' |
95 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | 23' 28'' |
96 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 23' 30'' |
97 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 23' 31'' |
98 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | 23' 44'' |
99 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | 23' 48'' |
100 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 23' 50'' |
101 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 23' 52'' |
102 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 24' 00'' |
103 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 24' 05'' |
104 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 24' 08'' |
105 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
106 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | 24' 09'' |
107 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
108 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
109 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 24' 13'' |
110 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 24' 50'' |
111 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
112 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 24' 55'' |
113 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 24' 59'' |
114 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 25' 31'' |
115 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 25' 34'' |
116 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 25' 56'' |
117 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
118 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 26' 23'' |
119 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | 26' 40'' |
120 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 26' 46'' |
121 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 26' 49'' |
122 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 26' 51'' |
123 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 27' 14'' |
124 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 27' 43'' |
125 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 27' 49'' |
126 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 28' 20'' |
127 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 28' 30'' |
128 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 28' 34'' |
129 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 29' 15'' |
130 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 29' 19'' |
131 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 29' 32'' |
132 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 29' 38'' |
133 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 29' 57'' |
134 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | 30' 57'' |
135 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 31' 00'' |
136 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 06'' |
137 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 31' 21'' |
138 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 24'' |
139 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 31' 27'' |
140 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
141 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 31' 30'' |
142 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 31' 33'' |
143 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 32' 20'' |
144 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 40'' |
145 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 32' 42'' |
146 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 32' 47'' |
147 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 33' 07'' |
148 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 33' 42'' |
149 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 34' 16'' |
150 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 35' 45'' |
151 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 42' 37'' |
Stage 4 map & profile:
Stage 4 map
Stage 4 profile
Tuesday, March 7: Stage 3, Dampierre-en-Burley 32.2 km Team Time Trial.
Jumbo-Visma was the day's fastest team.
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Weather at the race city of Dampierre-en-Burley at 1:45 PM, local time: 7C (45F), rain shower, with the wind from the southwest at 21 km/hr (13 mph). The rain is forecast to end about 3:15 PM.
The race: The Race to the Sun had not staged a team time trial for three decades and organizers tried to add a little bit of spice to the event by changing the usual UCI rules by taking times individually instead of clocking the fourth rider in each team as is common practice in TTTs.
The day’s schedule has been slightly altered to relieve local police authorities on a day of national strike and demonstrations all over France. As a result, the first team will start at 2:57 pm (Lotto Dstny) instead of 2:15 as originally planned and the last team will start at 4:00 pm, a little earlier than scheduled at first. The interval between team starts has been brought down from five to three minutes.
Here's the race organizer's stage three report:
Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo Visma opted for tradition and team effort to clinch the 32.2-km team time trial stage 3 of Paris-Nice and nearly handed perfect team-mate Nathan van Hooydonck the race’s yellow jersey. But the Dutchman was finally beaten for the yellow jersey by Vingegaard’s compatriot Magnus Cort (EF Education-Easy Post), who crossed the line only one second slower than the Dutch outfit to snatch the overall lead by the slightest margin. Michael Matthews (Jayco Alula) is now third overall, a further second adrift. Denmark is everywhere with the yellow jersey on Cort’s back while Mads Pedersen holds the green jersey and Jonas Gregaard the polka-dot.
EF Education-EasyPost speeding Magnus Cort to the GC lead.
Tradition
While most teams decided to use the new format of the stage to drop riders along the way and leave just one strong man lead out their leader in the last kilometre, Jumbo Visma kept four riders until the line to set a fastest time of 33 minutes and 55 seconds, at an average speed of 57 kph. They beat EF Education by one second while pacesetters Jayco Alula were four seconds adrift. Groupama-FDJ were a surprising fourth, 14 seconds adrift.
The Lotto Dstny team, last in the team classification of this Paris-Nice, opened the ball of this team time trial, the first on the Race to the Sun since 1993 at 14:57. They crossed the line first in 34:58, setting the tone for the rest of the field. At the first intermediate mark, Jayco Alula were the first under 17 minutes in 16:53. The Australian team opted to stay together and reach the last kilometre with four riders before leading out Simon Yates and Michael Matthews to narrowly beat the 34 minutes bar in 33:59. The mark long proved unbeatable, as teams were attempting diverse tactics to place their leaders in the best possible position. Most decided to leave their strongest specialist in the last kilometre to trail their leader towards the line. It was the case for Tadej Pogacar, led out by Mikkel Bjerg before surging on his own for the final sprint.
Different approaches
The approach was slightly different for France’s David Gaudu, who stayed in the slipstream of former Euorpean champion Stefan Kung until the line: it paid off as the Frenchman only lost ten seconds on Yates and Matthews and was even nine seconds faster than Pogacar. Jumbo Visma by contrast opted to race like in a traditional team time trial, as there were still four of them in the last kilometre. With specialists like Rohan Dennis, Tobias Foss, Jan Tratnik, Nathan van Hoodyonck and Jonas Vingegaard, it proved the right decision and allowed the reigning Tour de France champion to take crucial time over his rivals, and especially Pogacar, who now trails him by 11 seconds overall. Magnus Cort and EF also acted differently, the Dane going solo to try and snatch the yellow jersey. It worked perfectly.
Magnus Cort will start stage four in yellow.
Complete results:
32.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 56.963 km/hr
1 | JUMBO-VISMA | 33min 55sec |
2 | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | @ 1sec |
3 | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 04'' |
4 | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 14'' |
5 | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 23'' |
6 | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 25'' |
7 | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 39'' |
8 | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0' 45'' |
9 | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 0' 47'' |
10 | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0' 48'' |
11 | TEAM DSM | 0' 48'' |
12 | MOVISTAR | 0' 50'' |
13 | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 03'' |
14 | COFIDIS | 1' 05'' |
15 | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 10'' |
16 | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1' 13'' |
17 | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 25'' |
18 | AG2R-CITROEN | 1' 27'' |
19 | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1' 31'' |
20 | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 33'' |
21 | UNO-X | 1' 39'' |
22 | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 2' 32'' |
GC after stage 3:
365.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 46.271 km/hr
1 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 7hr 53min 41sec |
2 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | @ 1sec |
3 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 03'' |
4 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
5 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
6 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 07'' |
7 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 0' 08'' |
8 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
9 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 11'' |
10 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 0' 14'' |
11 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 17'' |
12 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
13 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
14 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | 0' 18'' |
15 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0' 28'' |
16 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
17 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
18 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
19 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 33'' |
20 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
21 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0' 40'' |
22 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 42'' |
23 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 43'' |
24 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 46'' |
25 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0' 48'' |
26 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 49'' |
27 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 0' 50'' |
28 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
29 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0' 51'' |
30 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
31 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
32 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
33 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
34 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | 0' 53'' |
35 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | 0' 55'' |
36 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
37 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 0' 56'' |
38 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | 0' 57'' |
39 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | 0' 58'' |
40 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | 1' 05'' |
41 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 06'' |
42 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | 1' 08'' |
43 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
44 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | 1' 09'' |
45 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | 1' 10'' |
46 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | 1' 11'' |
47 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
48 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 1' 12'' |
49 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
50 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1' 16'' |
51 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
52 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | 1' 18'' |
53 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 24'' |
54 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 28'' |
55 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
56 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 1' 29'' |
57 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
58 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1' 30'' |
59 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
60 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
61 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
62 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 32'' |
63 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | 1' 33'' |
64 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1' 34'' |
65 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 1' 35'' |
66 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 1' 36'' |
67 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
68 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
69 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
70 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | 1' 40'' |
71 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 1' 41'' |
72 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 42'' |
73 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
74 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 1' 45'' |
75 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1' 48'' |
76 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 1' 49'' |
77 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
78 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
79 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | 1' 50'' |
80 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 51'' |
81 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 53'' |
82 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | 1' 56'' |
83 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 02'' |
84 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 07'' |
85 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | 2' 11'' |
86 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 2' 30'' |
87 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
88 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 2' 35'' |
89 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
90 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | 2' 38'' |
91 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 2' 39'' |
92 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | COFIDIS | 2' 45'' |
93 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 2' 55'' |
94 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | 2' 58'' |
95 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 3' 03'' |
96 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 3' 11'' |
97 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | 3' 13'' |
98 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 3' 14'' |
99 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
100 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | 3' 33'' |
101 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 3' 36'' |
102 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
103 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 3' 52'' |
104 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 4' 26'' |
105 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | 4' 29'' |
106 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | 4' 54'' |
107 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | 4' 54'' |
108 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 5' 01'' |
109 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | 5' 19'' |
110 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | 5' 23'' |
111 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 5' 29'' |
112 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | 5' 49'' |
113 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | 5' 59'' |
114 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | 6' 00'' |
115 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 10'' |
116 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | 6' 13'' |
117 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 6' 14'' |
118 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | 6' 15'' |
119 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 6' 19'' |
120 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 6' 34'' |
121 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 6' 55'' |
122 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 7' 37'' |
123 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 8' 08'' |
124 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | 8' 37'' |
125 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | 8' 40'' |
126 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | 8' 43'' |
127 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 8' 45'' |
128 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 8' 46'' |
129 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 8' 56'' |
130 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 9' 01'' |
131 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | 9' 02'' |
132 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 9' 04'' |
133 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 9' 07'' |
134 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
135 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
136 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 9' 10'' |
137 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 9' 13'' |
138 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 33'' |
139 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | 9' 37'' |
140 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
141 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 9' 59'' |
142 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 10' 00'' |
143 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 10' 02'' |
144 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 10' 20'' |
145 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | 10' 27'' |
146 | Jonas GREGAARD | UNO-X | 10' 40'' |
147 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 10' 47'' |
148 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 11' 22'' |
149 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | 11' 45" |
150 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 11' 56" |
151 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | 12' 06" |
152 | SOREN WAERENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 13' 25" |
153 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 21' 41" |
Stage 3 map & profile:
Stage 3 map
Stage 3 profile
Monday, March 6: Stage 2, Bazainville - Fontainebleau, 163.7 km
Mads Pedersen wins the stage and becomes the new GC leader. ASO photo
Rated ascents:
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Weather at the finish city of Fontainebleau at 2:00 PM, local time: 7C (45F), cloudy, with the wind from the west at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 1% chance of rain.
The race: The official start was given at 12:59 to all 154 riders who began stage one.
Here's the race organizer's stage two summary:
In front of the spectacular castle of Fontainebleau, Denmark’s Mads Pedersen outwitted the rest of the field to snatch his second stage victory in Paris-Nice after the one clinched last year in Dun-le-Palestel. The former world champion beat promising Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) and compatriot Magnus Cort to take the yellow jersey away from Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick Step). Tadej Pogacar, who again won the day’s intermediate sprint, is second overall, two seconds behind, ahead of a crucial team time trial on Tuesday.
Gregaard goes again
The real start was given at 13:00 to 154 riders. With 3 km done, Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X Pro), already part of yesterday’s break with Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) was back in action, this time going solo for a long day at the front. The Dane took his gap to a maximum of 4:25 before the peloton, led by Merlier’s Soudal Quick Step team-mates decided it was enough. With a lead settling at under three minutes, Gregaard came first at the top of the 3rd category Cote des Granges-le-Roi, to add three points to his KOM tally, making him the provisional leader of the mountain classification.
Twenty kilometers into the stage. It's a cloudy, cold day. Breakaway rider Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) is four minutes up the road.
New KOM leader
A brief echelon took place after kilometre 81, when the peloton suddenly raised the tempo and split, losing a few riders along the way. While the pack came within 25 seconds of the escapee, it finally regrouped and let Gregaard regain some of his lead. The Dane went ahead, again coming first at the top of Cote de Méréville (km 103.1) to take his KOM lead to eight points. He will keep the polka-dot jersey until stage 4 since there are no KOM points on offer in stage 3’s team time trial. Gregaard was also voted the most aggressive rider of the stage.
Pogacar collects
His KOM harvest completed, he waited for the pack and was reeled in with 53 km to go. Over two days, the Dane has spent 229 km at the front. In the last 50 km, the pack geared up for the final sprint and the only event was a crash by Pierre Latour, 6th overall, with 39 km to go. The Frenchman was able to make it back on his bike and into the pack with a little help from team-mates Jeremy Cabot and Paul Ourselin.
Fifty kilometers to go the peloton is all together. Jonas Vingegaard, who had spent 107 kilometers off the front, sat up after the second climb and was caught with fifty to go. He is now the King of the Mountains. ASO photo
On the only intermediate sprint of the day, Tadej Pogacar attempted the same move as a day before, going for the six seconds up for grabs. The UAE Emirates team leader beat Michael Matthews (Jayco-Alula) and Nathan van Hooydocnk (Jumbo Visma) on the line to snatch precious time ahead of Tuesday’s team time trial. A crash took place under the red flame, disorganizing the final sprint which looked undecided before Mads Pedersen surged to take the day’s laurels.
Complete Results:
163.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.065 km/hr
1 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 3hr 28min 57sec |
2 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
3 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
4 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
5 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
6 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
7 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
8 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
9 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
10 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
11 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
12 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
13 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
14 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
15 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
16 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
17 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
18 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
19 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
20 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
21 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
22 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
23 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
24 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
25 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
26 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
27 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
28 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
29 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | s.t. |
30 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
31 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
32 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
33 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
34 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
35 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
36 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
37 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
38 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
39 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
40 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
41 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
42 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
43 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
44 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
45 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
46 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
47 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
48 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
49 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
50 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
51 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
52 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
53 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
54 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
55 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
56 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
57 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | s.t. |
58 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
59 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
60 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
61 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
62 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
63 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
64 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
65 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
66 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
67 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
68 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
69 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
70 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
71 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
72 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
73 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
74 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
75 | DANIEL MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
76 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
77 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
78 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
79 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
80 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
81 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
82 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
83 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
84 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
85 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
86 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
87 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
88 | JAVIER ROMO OLIVER | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
89 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
90 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
91 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
92 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
93 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
94 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
95 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
96 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
97 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
98 | MATTIAS JENSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
99 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
100 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
101 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
102 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
103 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
104 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
105 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
106 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
107 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
108 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
109 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
110 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
111 | MAURO SCHMID | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
112 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
113 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
114 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
115 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
116 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
117 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
118 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
119 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
120 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
121 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
122 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
123 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
124 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
125 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
126 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
127 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
128 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
129 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
130 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
131 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
132 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
133 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
134 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
135 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
136 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
137 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
138 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
139 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
140 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
141 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
142 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
143 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
144 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
145 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
146 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
147 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
148 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
149 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
150 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
151 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
152 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
153 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
154 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
GC after stage 2:
333.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 45.466 km/hr
1 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 7hr 19min 35sec |
2 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | @ 2sec |
3 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 0' 04'' |
4 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 08'' |
5 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
6 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO ALULA | 0' 10'' |
7 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
8 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
9 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 12'' |
10 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
11 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | 0' 14'' |
12 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
13 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
14 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
15 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
16 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
17 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
18 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
19 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
20 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
21 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
22 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
23 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
24 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
25 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
26 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
27 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
28 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
29 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
30 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
31 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
32 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
33 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
34 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
35 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
36 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
37 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
38 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
39 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
40 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
41 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
42 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
43 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
44 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
45 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
46 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
47 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
48 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
49 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
50 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
51 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
52 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
53 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
54 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
55 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE JENSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
56 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
57 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
58 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
59 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
60 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
61 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
62 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
63 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
64 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
65 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
66 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
67 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
68 | SIMON PHILIP YATES | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
69 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
70 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
71 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
72 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
73 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
74 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
75 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
76 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
77 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
78 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
79 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
80 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
81 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
82 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
83 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
84 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
85 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
86 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
87 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
88 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
89 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
90 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
91 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
92 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
93 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
94 | MAURO SCHMID | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
95 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
96 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
97 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
98 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
99 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
100 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
101 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
102 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
103 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
104 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
105 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
106 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
107 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
108 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
109 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO ALULA | s.t. |
110 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
111 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
112 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 0' 45'' |
113 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 2' 04'' |
114 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
115 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 20'' |
116 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
117 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
118 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 20'' |
119 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
120 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | 5' 12'' |
121 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
122 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | s.t. |
123 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
124 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
125 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
126 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
127 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
128 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
129 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
130 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
131 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
132 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
133 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
134 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | 7' 44'' |
135 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
136 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
137 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
138 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
139 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
140 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
141 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
142 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
143 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
144 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
145 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
146 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
147 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
148 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
149 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
150 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
151 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
152 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
153 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 11' 57'' |
154 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 19' 46'' |
Stage 2 map & profile:
Paris-Nice stage 2 map
Paris-Nice stage 2 profile.
Sunday, March 5: Stage 1, La Verrière - La Verrière, 169.4 km
Tim Merlier takes the first stage.
Rated ascents:
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Weather at start/finish city of La Verrière at 2:00 PM, local time: 6C (43F), cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is just a 1% chance of rain.
The race: All 154 entered riders began the stage and were given their official start at 1:01 PM.
Here's the organizer's stage one summary:
Belgian champion Tim Merlier made the best of an eventful first stage of Paris-Nice around La Verrière, outside Paris, to outsprint the rest of the bunch and take the lead of the Race to the Sun. Already winner of stages in the Tour of Oman and the UAE Tour this season, the Soudal Quick Step fast man was riding the race for the first time and he overpowered Sam Bennett (Bora Hansgrohe) and Mads Perdersen (Trek Segafredo), both past stage winners, on the line to take the yellow jersey.
The real start was given to 154 riders at 13:01 under grey skies. France’s Paul Ourselin (TotalEnergies) and Denmark’s Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) broke clear after 16 km and received the go-ahead from the peloton. Their lead topped at 3:45 at kilometre 35 and the bunch, led by Lotto Dstny and Alpecin Deceuninck riders, maintained a safe three-minute gap.
Time to race.
After the first ascent of the Cote de Millon-la-Chapelle, on which Ourselin collected three points, the gap went down gradually and was only 2:05 when the pack crossed the finish line for the first time.
Break over
The tempo steadily increased in the second lap of the day with the sprinting teams leading the chase and the gap was down to the minute with 50 km to go. The two escapees now had to be content with reaching the last climb, 20 km from the finish, to try and fight it out for the KOM jersey.
With 40 km left, Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo Visma team jumped to the front of the bunch and the speed gained another gear. Ten kilometres further, Ourselin and Gregaard were reined in after more than 120 km at the front.
Tireless Powless
As the tension increased, a crash took place in the peloton, involving half a dozen riders, but the only rider forced to stop was France’s Thibault Guernalec (Arkea-Samsic). Neilson Powless (EF Education) attacked at the bottom of the last bump with 20 km to go and the peloton split. Tadej Pogacar was on the American’s heels with Arnaud Demare and a group of 27 riders broke clear, taking some favourites like Dani Martinez or Simon Yates off-guard.
As the the bunch regrouped with 16 km to go, the tireless Powless surged again.
Pogacar’s show of strength
Winner of GP La Marseillaise earlier this season, the American held the pack at bay until 7 km from the line. The only intermediate sprint of the day saw Pogacar surge to pick the six seconds up for grabs. France’s Pierre Latour jumped behind him and the two were quickly joined by Jonas Vingegaard at the front. While the two pre-race favourites finally waited for the pack, Latour went on. But he was run down in the last two kilometres as the pack was gearing up for the bunch sprint. Merlier’s team-mate Florian Senechal attacked at the red flame, disorganizing the sprint for their rivals, and paving the way for his leader’s show of strength. Pogacar leads the young rider’s classification.
Here's another shot of the finish from SprintCyclingAgency
Complete results:
169.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.025 km/hr
1 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3hr 50min 52sec |
2 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
3 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
4 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
5 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
6 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
7 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
8 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
9 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
10 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
11 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
12 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
13 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
14 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
15 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
16 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
17 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
18 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
19 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
20 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
21 | SKJELMOSE MATTIAS | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
22 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
23 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
24 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
25 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
26 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
27 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
28 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
29 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
30 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
31 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
32 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
33 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
34 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
35 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
36 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
37 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
38 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
39 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
40 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
41 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
42 | MATHIAS JØRGENSEN | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
43 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
44 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
45 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
46 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
47 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
48 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
49 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
50 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
51 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
52 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
53 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
54 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
55 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
56 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
57 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
58 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
59 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
60 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
61 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
62 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
63 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
64 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
65 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
66 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
67 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
68 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
69 | SIMON PHILIP YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
70 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
71 | TOBIAS FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
72 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
73 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
74 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
75 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
76 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
77 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
78 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
79 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
80 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
81 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
82 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
83 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
84 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
85 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
86 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
87 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
88 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
89 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
90 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
91 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
92 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
93 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
94 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
95 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
96 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
97 | MAURO SCHMID | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
98 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
99 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
100 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
101 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
102 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
103 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
104 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
105 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
106 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
107 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
108 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
109 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
110 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
111 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | @ 31sec |
112 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | @ 0sec |
113 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 1' 50'' |
114 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 1' 50'' |
115 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 06'' |
116 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
117 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
118 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3' 06'' |
119 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
120 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 4' 58'' |
121 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
122 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
123 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | s.t. |
124 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
125 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
126 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
127 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
128 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
129 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
130 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
131 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
132 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
133 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
134 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 7' 30'' |
135 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
136 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
137 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
138 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
139 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
140 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
141 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
142 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
143 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
144 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
145 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
146 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
147 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
148 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
149 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
150 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
151 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
152 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
153 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 11' 23'' |
154 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 19' 32'' |
GC after stage 1:
1 | TIM MERLIER | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | 3ht 50min 4sec |
2 | SAM BENNETT | BORA-HANSGROHE | @ 4sec |
3 | TADEJ POGAČAR | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
4 | MADS PEDERSEN | TREK-SEGAFREDO | 0' 06'' |
5 | PIERRE LATOUR | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
6 | DORIAN GODON | AG2R-CITROEN | 0' 08'' |
7 | OLAV KOOIJ | JUMBO-VISMA | 0' 10'' |
8 | ARNAUD DE LIE | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
9 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
10 | BRYAN COQUARD | COFIDIS | s.t. |
11 | IVAN GARCIA | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
12 | KADEN GROVES | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
13 | ARNAUD DEMARE | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
14 | ARNE MARIT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
15 | DANNY VAN POPPEL | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
16 | MAGNUS CORT | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
17 | SANDY DUJARDIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
18 | FRED WRIGHT | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
19 | CEES BOL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
20 | STAN DEWULF | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
21 | ANTHONY TURGIS | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
22 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
23 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
24 | MATTIAS SKJELMOSE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
25 | FLORIAN SENECHAL | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
26 | TOM VAN ASBROECK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
27 | PAVEL BITTNER | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
28 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
29 | MATTEO TRENTIN | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
30 | MATTEO JORGENSON | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
31 | RASMUS TILLER | UNO-X | s.t. |
32 | JOHN DEGENKOLB | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
33 | JONAS VINGEGAARD | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
34 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
35 | BEN SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
36 | AURÉLIEN PARET-PEINTRE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
37 | ALEX KIRSCH | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
38 | ROMAIN BARDET | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
39 | JHONATAN NARVAEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
40 | KOBE GOOSSENS | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
41 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
42 | RUDY MOLARD | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
43 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
44 | MATHIAS NORSGAARD | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
45 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL | UNO-X | s.t. |
46 | KEVIN VERMAERKE | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
47 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
48 | GORKA IZAGIRRE | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
49 | CLÉMENT BERTHET | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
50 | YVES LAMPAERT | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
51 | STEFAN KÜNG | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
52 | NEILSON POWLESS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
53 | DAVID GAUDU | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
54 | MATTHEW DINHAM | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
55 | DANIEL MCLAY | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
56 | HUGO HOULE | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
57 | GINO MÄDER | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
58 | ANDERS SKAARSETH | UNO-X | s.t. |
59 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
60 | CHRIS HARPER | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
61 | LILIAN CALMEJANE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
62 | EDOARDO AFFINI | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
63 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
64 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
65 | ION IZAGUIRRE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
66 | JAN TRATNIK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
67 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
68 | JACK HAIG | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
69 | SIMON YATES | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
70 | BOB JUNGELS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
71 | TOBIAS SVENDSEN FOSS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
72 | MILES SCOTSON | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
73 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
74 | RÉMI CAVAGNA | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
75 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
76 | ANDREA PICCOLO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
77 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
78 | DAVID DEKKER | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
79 | WOUTER POELS | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
80 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
81 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
82 | LUKE DURBRIDGE | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
83 | CEDRIC BEULLENS | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
84 | DAAN HOOLE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
85 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
86 | KASPER ASGREEN | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
87 | ANTHON CHARMIG | UNO-X | s.t. |
88 | OWAIN DOULL | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
89 | PASCAL EENKHOORN | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
90 | PAVEL SIVAKOV | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
91 | OMAR FRAILE | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
92 | AIME DE GENDT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
93 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
94 | NILS POLITT | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
95 | LUCAS HAMILTON | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
96 | OLIVER NAESEN | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
97 | MAURO SCHMID | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
98 | MATTEO SOBRERO | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
99 | SIMON GESCHKE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
100 | RUI OLIVEIRA | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
101 | STEFAN BISSEGGER | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
102 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
103 | OTTO VERGAERDE | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
104 | BRENT VAN MOER | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
105 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
106 | JACOPO GUARNIERI | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
107 | JULIEN BERNARD | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
108 | KELLAND O’BRIEN | JAYCO-ALULA | s.t. |
109 | ROHAN DENNIS | JUMBO-VISMA | s.t. |
110 | MARCO HALLER | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
111 | KÉVIN GENIETS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
112 | ALEXIS RENARD | COFIDIS | 0' 41'' |
113 | IMANOL ERVITI | MOVISTAR | 2' 00'' |
114 | MATIS LOUVEL | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
115 | JONATHAN MILAN | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | 2' 16'' |
116 | JEREMY CABOT | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
117 | JOSHUA TARLING | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
118 | TIM DECLERCQ | SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | s.t. |
119 | DOMEN NOVAK | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
120 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | 5' 08'' |
121 | TIM WELLENS | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
122 | JACOPO MOSCA | TREK-SEGAFREDO | s.t. |
123 | MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID | COFIDIS | s.t. |
124 | JASON OSBORNE | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
125 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
126 | HUGO PAGE | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
127 | JAVIER ROMO | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
128 | CONNOR SWIFT | INEOS GRENADIERS | s.t. |
129 | KAMIL GRADEK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
130 | RYAN MULLEN | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
131 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF | UNO-X | s.t. |
132 | TAJ JONES | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
133 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS | GROUPAMA-FDJ | s.t. |
134 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | 7' 40'' |
135 | GAY SAGIV | ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH | s.t. |
136 | VADIM PRONSKIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
137 | PAUL OURSELIN | TOTALENERGIES | s.t. |
138 | THOMAS DE GENDT | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
139 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
140 | SENNE LEYSEN | ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | s.t. |
141 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
142 | MICHEL RIES | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
143 | MIKAEL CHEREL | AG2R-CITROEN | s.t. |
144 | HARRISON SWEENY | LOTTO DSTNY | s.t. |
145 | JONAS GREGAARD | UNO-X | s.t. |
146 | MIKKEL BJERG | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
147 | TACO VAN DER HOORN | INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY | s.t. |
148 | TOM SCULLY | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
149 | NILS EEKHOFF | TEAM DSM | s.t. |
150 | MAX KANTER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
151 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
152 | FILIP MACIEJUK | BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | s.t. |
153 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD | UNO-X | 11' 33'' |
154 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 19' 42'' |
Stage 1 map & profile:
Stage 1 map
Stage 1 profile
Start list with back numbers, March 4, 2023:
JUMBO-VISMA | |
1 | JONAS VINGEGAARD |
2 | EDOARDO AFFINI |
3 | ROHAN DENNIS |
4 | TOBIAS SVENDSEN FOSS |
5 | OLAV KOOIJ |
6 | JAN TRATNIK |
7 | NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK |
TEAM JAYCO ALULA | |
11 | SIMON PHILIP YATES |
12 | LUKE DURBRIDGE |
13 | LUCAS WALDE HAMILTON |
14 | CHRIS HARPER |
15 | MICHAEL MATTHEWS |
16 | KELLAND O’BRIEN |
17 | MATTEO SOBRERO |
INEOS GRENADIERS | |
21 | DANIEL FELIPE MARTINEZ POVEDA |
22 | OMAR FRAILE MATARRANZ |
23 | JHONATAN MANUEL NARVAEZ PRADO |
24 | PAVEL SIVAKOV |
25 | CONNOR SWIFT |
26 | BEN SWIFT |
27 | MICHAEL JOSHUA TARLING |
UAE TEAM EMIRATES | |
31 | TADEJ POGAČAR |
32 | RUI FILIPE ALVES OLIVEIRA |
33 | MIKKEL BJERG |
34 | FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER |
35 | DOMEN NOVAK |
36 | MATTEO TRENTIN |
37 | TIM WELLENS |
BORA - HANSGROHE | |
41 | MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN |
42 | SAM BENNETT |
43 | MARCO HALLER |
44 | BOB JUNGELS |
45 | RYAN MULLEN |
46 | NILS POLITT |
47 | DANNY VAN POPPEL |
TEAM DSM | |
51 | ROMAIN BARDET |
52 | PAVEL BITTNER |
53 | JOHN DEGENKOLB |
54 | MATTHEW DINHAM |
55 | NILS EEKHOFF |
56 | CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON |
57 | KEVIN VERMAERKE |
GROUPAMA - FDJ | |
61 | DAVID GAUDU |
62 | ARNAUD DEMARE |
63 | KÉVIN GENIETS |
64 | IGNATAS KONOVALOVAS |
65 | STEFAN KÜNG |
66 | RUDY MOLARD |
67 | MILES SCOTSON |
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS | |
71 | JACK HAIG |
72 | KAMIL GRADEK |
73 | FILIP MACIEJUK |
74 | GINO MÄDER |
75 | JONATHAN MILAN |
76 | WOUTER POELS |
77 | FRED WRIGHT |
COFIDIS | |
81 | ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI |
82 | BRYAN COQUARD |
83 | RUBEN FERNANDEZ |
84 | SIMON GESCHKE |
85 | ALEXIS RENARD |
86 | BENJAMIN THOMAS |
87 | MAXIMILIAN RICHARD WALSCHEID |
AG2R CITROEN TEAM | |
91 | AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE |
92 | CLÉMENT BERTHET |
93 | MIKAEL CHEREL |
94 | STAN DEWULF |
95 | DORIAN GODON |
96 | OLIVER NAESEN |
97 | LAWRENCE WARBASSE |
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST | |
101 | NEILSON POWLESS |
102 | STEFAN BISSEGGER |
103 | OWAIN DOULL |
104 | MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN |
105 | ANDREA PICCOLO |
106 | TOM SCULLY |
107 | MARIJN VAN DEN BERG |
TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC | |
111 | KÉVIN VAUQUELIN |
112 | CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN |
113 | DAVID DEKKER |
114 | THIBAULT GUERNALEC |
115 | MATIS LOUVEL |
116 | DANIEL MCLAY |
117 | MICHEL RIES |
MOVISTAR TEAM | |
121 | MATTEO JORGENSON |
122 | IMANOL ERVITI |
123 | IVAN GARCIA CORTINA |
124 | GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI |
125 | NORSGAARD MATHIAS JØRGENSEN |
126 | MAX KANTER |
127 | GREGOR MÜHLBERGER |
TREK - SEGAFREDO | |
131 | SKJELMOSE MATTIAS JENSEN |
132 | JULIEN BERNARD |
133 | DAAN HOOLE |
134 | ALEX KIRSCH |
135 | JACOPO MOSCA |
136 | MADS PEDERSEN |
137 | OTTO VERGAERDE |
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP | |
141 | TIM MERLIER |
142 | KASPER ASGREEN |
143 | RÉMI CAVAGNA |
144 | TIM DECLERCQ |
145 | YVES LAMPAERT |
146 | MAURO SCHMID |
147 | FLORIAN SENECHAL |
LOTTO DSTNY | |
151 | ARNAUD DE LIE |
152 | CEDRIC BEULLENS |
153 | THOMAS DE GENDT |
154 | PASCAL EENKHOORN |
155 | JACOPO GUARNIERI |
156 | HARRISON SWEENY |
157 | BRENT VAN MOER |
TOTALENERGIES | |
161 | PIERRE LATOUR |
162 | EDVALD BOASSON-HAGEN |
163 | JEREMY CABOT |
164 | SANDY DUJARDIN |
165 | ALAN JOUSSEAUME |
166 | PAUL OURSELIN |
167 | ANTHONY TURGIS |
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK | |
171 | SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN |
172 | MAURICE BALLERSTEDT |
173 | KADEN GROVES |
174 | SENNE LEYSEN |
175 | JASON OSBORNE |
176 | EDWARD PLANCKAERT |
177 | LIONEL TAMINIAUX |
INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY | |
181 | LILIAN CALMEJANE |
182 | AIME DE GENDT |
183 | KOBE GOOSSENS |
184 | ARNE MARIT |
185 | HUGO PAGE |
186 | BAPTISTE PLANCKAERT |
187 | TACO VAN DER HOORN |
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM | |
191 | LUIS LEON SANCHEZ |
192 | CEES BOL |
193 | DAVID DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO |
194 | DMITRIY GRUZDEV |
195 | DAVIDE MARTINELLI |
196 | VADIM PRONSKIY |
197 | JAVIER ROMO OLIVER |
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH | |
201 | HUGO HOULE |
202 | SEBASTIAN BERWICK |
203 | TAJ JONES |
204 | GAY SAGIV |
205 | NICHOLAS SCHULTZ |
206 | TOM VAN ASBROECK |
207 | STEPHEN WILLIAMS |
UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM | |
211 | ALEXANDER KRISTOFF |
212 | ANTHON CHARMIG |
213 | ERIK NORDSAETER RESELL |
214 | ANDERS SKAARSETH |
215 | RASMUS TILLER |
216 | SØREN WÆRENSKJOLD |
217 | GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY |
Here are the 22 teams coming to the race:
UCI WorldTeams
Pro Tour teams
Wild Card invitations by the organizer